The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides financial assistance to people who meet specific criteria and are disabled because of illness, injury or other conditions that prevent them from working. Today's Fraud of the Day studies a troubling indictment of a former public servant who...

I think it's safe to say that we all get a little moody every now and then. Sometimes it's the little things that set us off; and sometimes it's the big things, like Social Security Disability Insurance fraud. Ok, that's one of my triggers....

Do you ever watch TV police dramas? In the typical TV crime show script, there are multiple suspects involved in a case. Often the police and the district attorney try to ''cut a deal'' with one of the suspects and get him/her to ''flip''...

Illegal immigration is a hot topic. It is the backdrop of today's commentary, but it is not what the commentary is about. I focus on fraud. Here's the challenge? once in United States, the undocumented immigrant  like anyone else  needs identification. And,...

Today's Fraud of the Day, from The Examiner.net comes to us from the ''Show Me'' state, where one Kansas City native was in for a rude awakening when he discovered that despite his status as a 'sovereign citizen,' he could still be charged for...

What do unemployment benefits and a trip to Costa Rica have in common? Absolutely nothing, of course  unless you're the Manchester, Missouri, man who allegedly received $44,000 in fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits and then used it to help defray the costs of a...

This story originates in Texas but it's about a Delaware woman who was convicted in Dallas after being arrested in Virginia last year. In the process, she defrauded the state of Texas $3 million. The story's from WDEL  in Delaware. In yet another example...

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